Quedlinburg, Germany
936 AD
Meißen, Germany
1260-1410
Koblenz, Germany
1180 / 1404
Xanten, Germany
1263
Trier, Germany
310 AD
Coburg, Germany
c. 1310
Steingaden, Germany
1745-1754
Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
1156
Hamburg, Germany
1256
Munich, Germany
1478
Erfurt, Germany
1340-1350
Bacharach, Germany
12th century
Regensburg, Germany
11th century
Potsdam, Germany
1845
Nördlingen, Germany
1427-1505
Nuremberg, Germany
1785
Koblenz, Germany
1208
Nuremberg, Germany
c. 1300
Bamberg, Germany
1693
Cologne, Germany
1003
The Beckov castle stands on a steep 50 m tall rock in the village Beckov. The dominance of the rock and impression of invincibility it gaves, challenged our ancestors to make use of these assets. The result is a remarkable harmony between the natural setting and architecture.
The castle first mentioned in 1200 was originally owned by the King and later, at the end of the 13th century it fell in hands of Matúš Èák. Its owners alternated - at the end of the 14th century the family of Stibor of Stiborice bought it.
The next owners, the Bánffys who adapted the Gothic castle to the Renaissance residence, improved its fortifications preventing the Turks from conquering it at the end of the 16th century. When Bánffys died out, the castle was owned by several noble families. It fell in decay after fire in 1729.
The history of the castle is the subject of different legends.